Strange Fairytale ~ Rose

     I was wandering through the Grimm Fairytales when I ran into a strange and short one that pique my interest; it is called The Rose. You can read the tale or others through the links. As a quick summary of the tale:


              A girl goes to the woods on a regular bases upon her 
         mother's requests. One day she was having trouble and 
         gone a good distance when a strange boy helped her. 
         Upon arrival of the destination, he disappeared.
 
              Her mother didn't believe her till one day she came 
         back with a rose. The boy had told her that when it bloom, 
         they would see each other again. One morning the mother 
         went to see why her daughter wasn't up. She found her 
         dead upon the bed with a smile, then she noticed a rose 
         was in bloom.

     I've interpreted the story for these works of art.
The boy was a ghost hence his sudden disappearance and the girl's death when they rejoin. Based on this I decided the rose must be blue for many reasons. First it is mythical impossible rose. Second is the color itself is somber and relates to death.

     I also picked it due to the symbolism of the blue butterfly, which I figured could be translated to rose or added to the original story. They are suppose to be the passing of a soul to many, rebirth of life, and the wishmaker. All of which fit this story well.

    As for the look for the look of the girl went with a commoner look. I wasn't sure about the rest, but ended up making her have a darker blonde hair and green eyes for some contrast against the blue of the rose. The lighter skin was for the youth and near death herself look, though had debated about whether I should darken it.

    Sorry for the slow posting on this blog. You'll probably see more of this character and other images related to the story of the Rose in future blog posts.